These small details can make the biggest difference in this hard-working spot.
Hardware shouldnt be an afterthought.
Many designers even refer to hardware as a kitchens jewelry.
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Let your hardware be more trend-forward while your cabinetry takes a backseat.
The right hardware can help give your kitchen more personality.
No longer does every metal element of the kitchen all need to be the same.
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Let your faucet shine in polished nickel while the cabinetry pulls and knobs are antique brass.
As the blending of warm and natural tones is growing in popularity, so is the blending of metals.
Combining different finishes helps boost contrast and interest.
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Shaking things up with hard materials even extends beyond traditional hardware.
The options are endless, so get creative in your kitchen!
And while designed for the bathroom,BrizosFrank Lloyd Wright collection also beautifully pairs wood and nickel together.
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Metals with anatural patinahelp achieve the lived-in look without actually being oldespecially cabinetry hinges and latches.
Dropped and pendant (or tassel) pulls are elegant styles that also help portray a sense of age.
Look for finishes like pewter, heritage or aged brass, burnished brass, and various bronzes.
Losing a side wall in the kitchen almost doubled its size, allowing much more wiggle room in the revamped space.Credit:Robert Peterson; Styling: Francis Bailey
Textural Details
As cabinetry has taken on more detailinglike reeded and fluted millworkso has hardware.
Texture and unique finishes are taking center stage.
Not only is it more visually interesting, but also tactilely engaging.
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Texture can add a bit of surprise to the feel without immediately being too overpowering to the eye.
Both on knobs and pulls, were seeing hammered and ribbed textures specifically making a big splash.
Brands likeKohlerare particularly prioritizing artist-driven collections that focus on more asymmetrical, organic land shapes and sculptural pieces.
The back plate can help give any simple style a bit more presence and interest.
And while matte black might be on its way out, that doesnt mean matte is entirely.
